DAVID Cameron is being pressed to introduce an “outright” end to wild ­animals performing in ­circuses by next July 1.

MPs want him to honour a Commons vote, taken last year, in which they ­supported a ban.

Ministers had said the ban could not be introduced because of a legal challenge to a similar decision in Austria – which has now been dismissed by courts in that country. Labour’s Jim Cunningham accused the Government of being ­“completely at odds with the will of the nation”.

He said in a Commons motion: “Routine abuse against animals will ­continue until there is an outright ban.”

MPs are also urging the Government to go further than an animal licensing scheme it has proposed.

Many are furious too that the Department of Environment won’t ­release reports on ­inspections of circuses. Green MP Caroline Lucas said the refusal “prevents Parliamentary scrutiny and open debate”.